Hand-pad.



F. H. STANWOD.

HAND PAD.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY I9. 19u.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

-55v ent invention I have shown on UNITED sTATEs PATENT CEEICE.

FRANK H. sTANWooD, or CHIcAeo, ILLI'NoIs, Ass'IGNoR To sTANwooD EQUIPMENT COMPANY, or BosToN, MASSACHUSETTS, A CcnronATIoN or MAINE.

HAND-PAD.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Application led July 19, 1917. Serial No..181,455.

To all fw'hom t may concern:

Be it known, that I, FRANK H. STANWOOD,

a citizen of the United States. residing in Chicago, in the county of Cool; and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hand-Pads, of which the following is a specification.` l

This invention relates in general to hand pads for automobile doors and the like.

Av principal object of the present invention is the provision of a pad which will conform accurately to the shape of the door, plvei;1 which it depends, under pressure ofthe A further object of the invention is the provision 0f a hand pad having a leather exterior and resembling those already in use, which will liepermanently against the outer surface of the car and not possess a tendency to curl at the edges as do the other ones generally in use prior to my invention.

A urther and highly important object of the invention is the provision of a hand pad which under normal conditions will 'lie close against the side of the door and which upon being bentback and away therefrom will not return to normal position until it is again pressed against the door. This permits `the easy'cleaning of the door behind the pad and the redecorating of the car without removing the hand pad.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a hand pad containing a sheet ofv highly ductile material and an inelastic covering therefor so that the covering is adapted to aiord the maximum protection to said sheet.

Other obiects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the vfollowing description when consideredin connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating! a pre-" ferred embodiment thereof.

On the drawing,

Figure 1 is a partial side elevation of an automobile provided with a hand pad em' bodying my present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section through the hand pad and door;

Fig. 3 is a similar section showing the hand pad before being applied; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the hand pad separated from the door.

vFor the purpose of illustratin my-pres tends over the adjacent top edge 19 of the e drawing a part of. an automobile disclosing a door 10 on which a hand pad 11 embodying my present invention is positioned. This hand pad is shown in detail in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, from which it will ,be noted that the hand pad consists of an internal sheet 12 of highly ductile material of some suitable metal foil as lead, tin, copper or alloys of these and other metals. The inner sheet 12 is covered 4 with an inelastic covering, leather being used 6'5 in the present instance. This leather covering consists of an outer, preferably grained, sheet 13 and a back sheet 14, preferably not grained.` The sheets 13 and 14: are sewed together about the edges as indicated at 15. l The section of the car door shown on the drawing discloses the usual upholstery 16 0n the combined wood and metal body 17. The binding strip 18 of the upholstery expad, securing means 2O being disposed through the two and into the door body to hold the hand pad in position. Because of the nature of the sheet, the entire hand pad readily conforms under pressure of the hand to the shape .of the door both vertically and horizontally lying smooth against its outer surface. The hand pad resembles in appearance the ordinary leather pad but unlike it does not -possess the tendency to turn up at the corners from continued moisture and use. Furthermore, a hand pad embodying this invention may be read ily lifted back from the door and stand out ofthe way to permit/'cleaning of the outer metal` surface ordinarily disposed under the hand pad. If the car is to be redecorated it is not necessary to remove the hand pad as a similar lifting of it'will result in the ductile material holding the pad out of contact with the freshly painted lcar.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the lparte without departing from the spirit' and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a' 105 preferred embodiment'thereof.

I claim:

1. A hand pad for automobile doors and the like, comprising a sheet of highly ductile material and adapted to conform under the the like,

material adapted tov lcoliform under presv pressure of the hand to the' shape o a door l of highly ductileimaterial incased therein,

said sheetv beingadapted to conform under pressure of the hand to the door or other support against which it is positioned. and

.will alsofcause the casing covering '-it'to hile doors and.v

conform. and pad for autom comprising a sheet of highly ductile sure of the hand to the s ape of the door to a leather outer. covT 4. A hand pad. lfor automobile doors and the like,.compr1s1n a sheetof highly duc-v tle material and a apted to conform under the pressure of the hand to the shape of a door on which it ispostioned.

5. 'Abend padfor automobile doors and p the like, comprising a sheet of highly d uctile material and adapted to conform under the 25 pressure of the hand to the shape of a door on which it is positioned, said 'sheet 'being .i covered fwith a casing.` f

Signed in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses,

" FRANK H. STANWOOD.

Witnesses z' J. C. CARPENTER M. E.' BARRY. 

